ending the european question david cameron promises britain's a referendum on leaving the e.u. . special favors for the u.k. as a precondition to staying put. prime minister netanyahu narrowly wins israel's snap election vowing to continue building jewish settlements on palestinian land and pressuring iran everett's nuclear energy program. and also this business big shots converge on the glitzy ski resort of us for the annual world economic forum with the russian delegation in the spotlight as the state prepares to host the g twenty summit later this year.

around the world online on screen life from the new center here in moscow this is a t with twenty four hours a day britain has been promised a referendum on pitching the you although it's subject to prime minister david cameron's political fortunes in the next election finally delivering his long awaited speech the pm vowed to win a special deal for the u.k. from brussels while blasting the block for snuffing out diversity and disagreement . listen. did pledge to hold a referendum on whether britain should be able to leave the e.u. if the conservatives win the next general election in twenty fifteen and then he went on to warn that it was likely that britain could head for the exit if he was unable to renegotiate britain's terms of membership with brussels what it effectively he wants is that brussels hands more power back to westminster so the

u.k. has more control over its own policies particularly economic ones he said that countries were becoming as weaker because of the current situation within the european union and the euro zone crisis and the fact that countries did not have great control over their own economic policies so he wasn't mincing his words today he also went on to say that the british public felt disillusioned with the european union and felt disappointed with the lack of apparently democracy and accountability from all the directives that get handed to other member states from brussels this is what david cameron had to say there is a gap between the e.u. and its citizens which has grown dramatically in recent years and which represents a lack of democratic accountability and consent that is yes felt particularly acutely here in britain what are you saying to a lot of people did saying quite confrontational but it was also trying to stress the fact that look please don't denounce britain for having nice new style of

thinking should be encouraged and he believes that with this he might be able to make you with a better place. although david cameron failed to mention a specific date for the referendum he hinted that it would come no earlier than twenty eighteen but paul nuttall m.e.p. from the u.k. independence party says it might not happen even then. what i will say is i think this is an attempt by cameron to kick this issue into the long grass we're talking about a referendum five years down the line and it's all dependent on whether he wins the next general election or not and we know that if you look at the polls today it's showing quite clearly that camera will struggle to win the election so i do think that this is an attempt to kick into the long grass and quite frankly this man has lived before and referendums he gave as a cast out and see that we were friends and members. of lisbon he went back on that referendum pledge so i don't think he can be trusted on this issue. speech

however got a very different reaction from across the channel european leaders hold little back in letting them know what they thought of his address and predict real trouble if britain persists in its exit. still to come but also revelations emerge about the internet freedom activists aaron swartz who took his own life earlier this month the man who had been facing thirty five years in jail for his activities may have been a wiki leaks source that too is coming your way in just a few minutes from now. the first israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu may have won the general election but he's done so only by the skin of his teeth defying almost all predictions the biggest winners were to the center with concern over house prices seemingly trumping nuclear threats result his policy reports it may lead netanyahu desperate enough to turn to the extreme right for help. the voting here might be in secret but what's no secret is the result there was never really any doubt that prime minister netanyahu would win in

another term in office but the not on paper isn't matched by the anger on the street. we know that netanyahu brought about a deficit of thirty nine billion dollars who's going to cut the welfare social education and health budgets this is what the next four years will look like you name it. i'm scared to death i really it will be a disaster very simply he's going to rob us of the chance to fulfill true zionism and israel. just need to know whose hands will be tied down time to look under mystic anger half of his readers are more concerned about the economy then making peace with a person or dealing with iran's nuclear ambitions but it's precisely these issues that see israel and the coalition close with the international community. to build new settlements. this is really

a very powerful signal to the palestinians to the. international community that is not willing to move for the long and the road of two state settlement this settlement was founded nearly thirty years ago by just fifteen families it's since grown fifty fold at a rate of about one hundred families a year for the world to tell me that if i'm going to build a summer whole want to have kilometer of course on my house is an obstacle to peace is absurd the sects are such that jews came back to their enchant land the sector such that we as a population are growing i am not willing to move from our house for what for what peace mission yahoo has vowed that the days of uprooting jews are behind he needs the support of the settlers and right wing parties if his coalition is to succeed a gamble american president barack obama has reportedly warned will lead the

country down the path of isolation it's no secret netanyahu and obama don't see eye to eye and not just on what's happening within israel's borders i think the issue of iran will come back to the table it will not surprise i think anyone in israel if we'll see an israeli attack during the next year or two for netanyahu is seen as a critical threat to is work in to it is unable to postpone. the issue the palestinian issue and so now begins the obvious task of coalition building it could take weeks of bargaining a negotiation before the final makeup of the new government is declared if netanyahu stays true to the polls he could be on course to give israel the most hard line government in its history policy archie television. protecting israel from the perceived threat of the iranian nuclear program is among netanyahu has top priorities he's advocated

a military attack on iran's facilities in the past however during his third term he'll have very little support for such an attack that's according to give me an easy he's a columnist at the israeli newspaper ha'aretz italy are always very devoted to this issue and he believes almost in a religious way that he's here to say the state of israel in the jewish people from the danger of iranian bomb. but he will have. more difficult this time because at least on this topic he will find fewer partners who will support it because i've seen that this kind of adventure without minister of defense old barak who supported the then we'll look most probably in the coming government tell you how we find himself more easily to barack obama second. no doubt that he will not let this happen but you know it does not react all raising very racial

terms soul i wouldn't exclude the because that i was so devoted about it. the ski resort of davos is buzzing with business right now after the annual world economic forum kicked off there today the prestige gathering is even more important for russia this year which is warming up to host the next g. twenty summit or more in the paradigm of us agreements and handshake deals from r.t. business host. well the overall theme is definitely spurring growth in terms of the european sovereign debt crisis also the u.s. fiscal cliff is at the forefront of people's minds here today and as far as russia is concerned we've had the prime minister up on the stage to keep out how russia says that all of this on the domestic issues are really the three scenarios that were compiled by the palace today including the former finance minister alexei could today as well as her mcgrath the head of spag as well these scenarios include

how the price of oil will affect russia so if it remains high will this mean the institutional reforms don't happen because complacency will come into play if prices go down what would that mean for russia considering it so energy dependent as well is that there was a focus on regional differentiation in other words because russia is such a vasa country getting it more in an even kill in terms of competitiveness and attractiveness to invest is why somebody interesting was that the audience which is full of some of the world's most influential powerful leaders policymakers they were also what i wanted to most see from russia and seventy seven point seven percent voted for good governance so i'm going to be here all day we're going to be really monitoring the situation and i'll be back six thirty and eight thirty g.m.t. with all the details. back to our top story this europe's leaders are reacting to the british prime minister's speech with warnings

of worse to come if the u.k. pushes for the exit door where the main message seems to be that britain is not in a position to dictate which rules will follow and which it word. has been following the reaction in europe. well as you can imagine david cameron's speech was watched very very closely here in mainland europe and it's been greeted with concern pretty much all across the board here in germany the foreign minister good of esta valley said that you know germany have their own problems with brussels having too much power in their opinion over domestic policy of member states however the way that david cameron was looking at going around changing not was and the way forward a similar type of reaction in france from the french foreign minister and he said that well it won't but it could be dangerous for the united kingdom if it was to go it's a load outside of europe saying what david cameron was suggesting was like turning

up to play for a football team and then walk upon a rival saying no no let's play rugby essentially it's the moving the goal posts martin schulz the speaker of the european parliament certainly pulling no punches he said it would be and it was. it was putting forward and in fact pointed the finger at the back at the united kingdom saying that the u.k. always complains that decisions in brussels take too long the speaker of the parliament saying well it's the united kingdom that draws these things out and drags them out and makes them take too long essentially though the underlying message from everybody across europe from leaders across europe this seems to be concerned in particular concern that if they are cameron does is able to negotiate these new terms for the u.k. well can everybody now to go shape their own terms within the union and willis create a twenty eight speed european union whereby everybody just looks out for their own interests and doesn't really look out for what's best for the e.u.

. well we've heard the british perspective but what do rank and file politicians in europe think of britain's referendum plans were for more on this i'm now joined by alexander of otto he's a german m.e.p. from the alliance of liberals and democrats for europe thanks very much indeed for being with us here on r.t. what did you think of the prime minister's speech today does britain deserve a special deal here. well no i don't think britain already has a lot of exceptions to the usual treaties and one day you would have to question yourself are you part of a family or are you not so what david cameron is actually doing is setting fire without being able to control it well if britain doesn't get that special deal it wants it could well leave and bearing in mind the mess the eurozone is in at the moment could that not set a precedent for other disenchanted nations simply to follow the u.k. . well first of all i don't believe that actually the u.k. is in danger seriously to leave most young people are in favor of the european union and they do appreciate the progress as much as one sees also in other member

states that the beneficiaries of the european union always out weigh the possibilities a single nation could have been going ahead so i do not believe that it would call the president most european member states and i believe the u.k. and its core to know the value of the european union and its membership when you say most young people appreciate the value of the european union we're seeing a lot of protests throughout europe obviously to do with the eurozone problems at the moment and even cameron said look there's disenchantment with brussels among the people of europe some of the polls and protests are actually shown to be true so there is definitely something wrong the european dream is going wrong and it's not necessarily true to say there is useful support for it. well recent polls among young british citizens have showed that there is a support but nevertheless of course not everything is perfect but just because we have to improve the situation it is means doesn't mean that we generally have to change the system i personally do believe that people see the benefits and of

course we had times was ups which were perfectly so far the first time sees a severe crisis which actually has been caused by the member states now do you more key to the solution the problem i would say yes but they are key to it yet you say you can improve the situation without changing the system but they trying to change a system whereby we are seeing more pressure on governments to be ruled by brussels they can lose their accountability and sovereignty and this is what many governments in the euro zone of course do not want that worried about that. well of course it is in the interest of governments to keep their server on g. and actually the european union also does not want to take it away but we have to think where can we work better together to avoid the crisis as we have seen them so far and if you have a monetary union and one part of the monetary union certain member states are not able to handle their expenses we have seen that it has other member states so it

does make sense of coordinate at least in the fiscal area our efforts to avoid any other crisis in this terms to repeat well that's the fiscal side of things is exactly what britain is worried about saying that it will stifle its own banking sector it's got a point that it. well i'm not too sure about that we have seen developments in where we had regulations actually also to the benefits of certain systems and again i mean the u.k. will have to figure out especially in the banking sector is that once to be part of the solution of the situation we have a very very unregulated market in these areas and we have seen to what it leads so i personally believe if the u.k. can help overcome a crisis then also was helping us in the area all right great to hear your thoughts thank you very much indeed. liberals and democrats for europe thanks very much indeed for your thoughts on that we appreciate. it thank you very much jordan

holds its first parliamentary election since the arab spring spread there but it's not what protesters were hoping for the way i would like claims that the system is plagued with corruption and that the outcome will be decided anyway but the polls also still to come. out of the latest nato country to step up support for the french intervention in mali as an increasing number of. african islam and some expense believe that france may have bitten off more than. that opinion is coming up very shortly stay with us this is. well within. sight but still on our minds from the norm let's try to live smarter with smartphones you never know what some people are hiding and can be sure to you prove to the molecular level that what the doctor ordered is all based

on secrets under our skin shine the light on a kid in the world. the future. these continues here in r.t. canada is considering extending its commitment and commitment i should say to the

french intervention in mali including sending in troops for logistical support and so after the us italy in the u.k. also boosted their backing for the operation and a morgan he's an expert on west africa believes that paris clearly underestimated the size of the task in mali this is a very strange and very diverse some very kind of collide scopic the coalition of people you have the hard core of the al-qaeda in the islamic magreb fighters now they are very very hardened desert fighters that have been out there for almost a decade they know the region very very well you know the desert is that absolute home you also have the rebels who basically decided to put their faith in a jihad is this islamist leader this strongman who's basically suggests a lot of to ari into joining his islamist cause now they'll be at home and they know the desert that's their territory their super desert fighters they specialize

in this kind of hit and run a real attack to sell strike very fast and then dealt disappear into the desert possibly even over the borders and we know that the attack on javelin this town about four hundred kilometers northeast of bamako was launched from across the border in mark saying it that will be a huge problem for the for the for the kind of france and its allies. libyan bases limits or accuse of helping the deadly hostage taking in algeria which came in response to france's actions in mali well in the next hour peter lavelle lost his cross-talk guess whether the west is on a massive campaign against islam islam as a whole and just where that could lead. knighted states is involved in about fifty four countries on the continent of africa right now finding people that maybe six months to six years down the road turn out to be. the bad guy so we are creating little fires all over africa and i don't think that

you knighted states taxpayer is fully aware of this and would fully be on board with the idea that our ever dwindling resources are going to pay for all of these. incursions that were relationships. cross-talk in the next for you on r.t. jordanians have been heading to the polls to choose a new parliament and a vote announced by the king in response to two years of arab spring protests this is the first time the prime minister will be appointed directly by royal decree but the chorus of critical voices says the country is this far from real change is over and claim that the government is likely to rig the bout of votes be boycotted by the muslim brotherhood a move that had broad support we interviewed the incumbent prime minister. who thinks that the brotherhood has chosen the wrong way to achieve its goals is

a preview of what's coming up at eight hundred forty g.m.t. . the muslim brotherhood is a party that has been part of the national political process for a long time since the one nine hundred forty s. but it has been actively involved in the political and social affairs of the country it is run for parliament and has been represented in legislatures since the one nine hundred fifty s. they are not hostile towards the country or its current leadership but this time they initiated a boycott demanding a change in the election laws and the constitution to better suit them if you opt for a boycott why would anyone change the law for you in the future it would stay just to say it's a catch twenty two that they should have participated in the election and enforce the change they are asking for. and that interview in full coming a little later here on r.t. the bloody civil standoff in syria will see no resolution as long as rebels

overwhelmingly supported by some foreign powers stick to the idea of regime change well that's according to russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov as he summed up the king diplomatic ups and downs of the past year. has more. one of the issues talked about at the very start of this conference was the conflict in syria and according to russia's foreign minister it's been going on for around two years now but there's still no evident after it from the international community to get its sides to put their weapons down actually. said that the a one sided approach seen by most western states is only encouraging the rubble strewn gaijin more violence which will use to more bloodshed another issue or actually another conflict also talked about it's time for us is france led military intervention in mali and russia's chief diplomat said that what's happening there now is actually a consequence to how many western states dealt with other conflicts in the region for instance the weapons clearly used by islamists in the fight against government

forces other scene weapons which were supplied to libyan rebels by western states but of course it's not only about libya syria and mali according to the foreign minister the whole region is a trouble spot and the lack of a unified approach by the international community and double standards are only worsening the situation where terrorist groups including al qaeda are beginning to gain more and more influence now the foreign minister also mentioned iran saying that it is a very very important player in the region and any military attack on it would lead to severe consequences. and iran's foreign minister said that he wants talks on his country's nuclear program to be held in cairo egypt is fully welcomed the suggestion iran and the other six nations involved in the talks including russia china and the u.s. also they want to begin again while powers according to curbs on iran's nuclear program. was a second state hillary clinton has testified to congress about last year's

terrorist attacks on the u.s. consulate in the libyan city of benghazi republican members grilled her on the lapses in security that led to the death of the american ambassador there she said she's committed to to improving. that u.s. diplomatic missions around the world is likely to be her last major appearance as the country's top diplomat before she steps down in two weeks from now. up to forty two people have been killed in northern iraq after a suicide blast at a mosque the attack targeted the funeral of a relative of a politician who was killed a day earlier so the militants are often blamed for that type of violence as the country suffers from ongoing sectarian bloodshed. a high profile internet freedom activist who took his life earlier this month after he was prosecuted for alleged hacking could have had close links to wiki leaks there was a growing group came forward with surprise revelations on aaron swartz on its twitter feed wiki leaks has published several statements suggesting the late activist assisted them one of the tweets says that swartz communicate communicated

with the wiki leaks founder julian assange for several years and is strongly believed to be a source of information investigation into his activities or him threatened with up to thirty five years behind bars. well in the case of aaron swartz r.t. spoke exclusively to internet entrepreneur kim dot com now fighting extradition to the u.s. over piracy charges the founder of the mega upload a mega services and a backer of internet freedom told us the chase for swartz was nothing but politics aaron swartz i mean he stopped sopa with his efforts he stopped soap and he became a target a political target ok and that's why all these things happened to him there is no reasonable. cause behind it going after a young like that in the fashion that it's political and that's a full interview with kim dotcom is coming up here on r t this coming friday well

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anything like this i'm still. trying moment i mean martin and this is breaking in the set so today marks the fortieth anniversary of one of the most important and controversial supreme court decisions of the twentieth century roe v wade that's right on january twenty second back in one thousand nine hundred seventy three it was declared that all laws prohibiting abortion violate a woman's constitutional right to privacy and while there are thousands of pro-life activists using the anniversary to campaign for roe v wade to be overturned a pew research poll shows that more than six out of ten americans do not agree they would not want to see a reversal of the decision however you may find this a little bit disconcerting.